diff --git a/ansible/inventory/group_vars/desktop_gnome.yml b/ansible/inventory/group_vars/desktop_gnome.yml
index 80375c2..c310cb2 100644
--- a/ansible/inventory/group_vars/desktop_gnome.yml
+++ b/ansible/inventory/group_vars/desktop_gnome.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ desktop_profile: gnome
 desktop_environment: gnome
 desktop_sessions_enabled: []
 desktop_default_session: gnome
+emacs_enabled: true
 
 # Fedora Workstation/GNOME desktop applications. Keep this profile separate from
 # workstation_* so nymph can remain a desktop laptop rather than a dev workstation.
diff --git a/ansible/inventory/group_vars/fedora.yml b/ansible/inventory/group_vars/fedora.yml
index a39a0d6..4cfebf7 100644
--- a/ansible/inventory/group_vars/fedora.yml
+++ b/ansible/inventory/group_vars/fedora.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ fedora_intellij_copr_owner: coder966
 fedora_intellij_copr_project: intellij-idea-ultimate
 fedora_intellij_package_name: intellij-idea-ultimate
 
+fedora_emacs_packages:
+  - emacs-pgtk
+
 fedora_docker_packages:
   - docker-ce
   - docker-ce-cli
diff --git a/ansible/roles/packages_fedora/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/packages_fedora/tasks/main.yml
index 758063e..a8f5725 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/packages_fedora/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/packages_fedora/tasks/main.yml
@@ -100,6 +100,14 @@
             if 'graphical_desktop' in group_names
             else []
           )
+        + (
+            (fedora_emacs_packages | default([]))
+            if (
+              'graphical_desktop' in group_names
+              and (emacs_enabled | default(false) | bool)
+            )
+            else []
+          )
         + (
             (fedora_workstation_dev_packages | default(workstation_dev_packages | default([])))
             if 'workstation_dev_fedora' in group_names